الِاسْتِفْهَامُ
Interrogation or asking.
The primary assigned meaning of interrogation is seeking information. But in discourse an interrogative form may also express denial, acknowledgment, astonishment, rebuke, or another rhetorical intention, provided the context supports it.
The present discussion first establishes the underlying distinction between identification and assent. Only after recognizing the interrogative structure can one determine whether the speech also carries a secondary rhetorical function.